When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...

No gene acts alone: interacting variants and protein partnerships can worsen, mask or even rescue disease risk, demanding ...

Our immune systems function by employing two separate responses when in contact with disease. The first is the innate immune system, which aids in monitoring for infection throughout the body. Innate ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.

- By examining over 100 unique variants associated with the CASR gene causative of ADH1, the average frequency of gain-of-function CASR variants was ~3.7 per 100,000, closely aligned to previously ...

The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury or partial resection. A study led by researchers at the University of ...

Scientists have pinpointed thousands of genetic changes in a gene that may increase a person's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, paving the way for better risk assessment and more ...